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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100140447601
ISBN-139780140447606
eBay Product ID (ePID)2511373
Product Key Features
Book TitleDemocracy in America and Two Essays on America
Number of Pages992 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / 19th Century, Political Ideologies / Democracy, United States / General, American Government / National
Publication Year2003
GenrePolitical Science, History
AuthorAlexis de Tocqueville
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.7 in
Item Weight23.4 Oz
Item Length7.7 in
Item Width5 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-268278
Reviews"No better study of a nation's institutions and culture than Tocqueville's Democracy in America has ever been written by a foreign observer." The New York Times "The Bradley edition of Tocqueville's classic is the best now available in English." Charles A. Beard "Professor Bradley's edition should remain the standard one for our time." F. O. Matthiessen With an Introduction by Alan Ryan
Notes byKramnick, Isaac
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Grade ToUP
Table Of ContentDemocracy in America - Alexis de Tocqueville Chronology Introduction Further Reading Translator's Note Democracy in America Notes Two Essays on America Two Weeks in the Wilderness Excursion to Lake Oneida
SynopsisIn 1831 Tocqueville set out from post-revolutionary France on a journey across America that would take him 9 months and cover 7,000 miles. The result was DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA- a subtle and prescient analysis of the life and institutions of 19th-century America. Tocqueville's study of the strengths and weaknesses of an evolving democratic society has been quoted by every American president since Eisenhower. It remains a key point of reference for any discussion of the American nation or the democratic system., A contemporary study of the early American nation and its evolving democracy, from a French aristocrat and sociologist In 1831 Alexis de Tocqueville, a young French aristocrat and ambitious civil servant, set out from post-revolutionary France on a journey across America that would take him 9 months and cover 7,000 miles. The result was Democracy in America , a subtle and prescient analysis of the life and institutions of 19th-century America. Tocqueville looked to the flourishing deomcratic system in America as a possible model for post-revolutionary France, believing that the egalitarian ideals it enshrined reflected the spirit of the age and even divine will. His study of the strengths and weaknesses of an evolving democratic society has been quoted by every American president since Eisenhower, and remains a key point of reference for any discussion of the American nation or the democratic system. This new edition is the only one that contains all Tocqueville's writings on America, including the rarely-translated Two Weeks in the Wilderness , an account of Tocqueville's travels in Michigan among the Iroquois, and Excursion to Lake Oneida . For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators., In 1831 Alexis de Tocqueville, a young French aristocrat and ambitious civil servant, made a nine - month journey through America. The result was Democracy in America, a monumental study of the strengths and weaknesses of the nation's evolving politics and institutions. Tocqueville looked to the flourishing democratic system in America as a possible model for post - revolutionary France, believing that the egalitarian ideals it enshrined reflected the spirit of the age - even that they were the will of God. His insightful work has become one of the most influential political texts ever written on America and an indispensable authority for anyone interested in the future of democracy. This volume includes the rarely translated Two Weeks in the Wilderness, an evocative account of Tocqueville's travels in Michigan among the Iroquois and Chippeway, and Excursion to Lake Oneida. This is the only edition that contains all Tocqueville's writings on America, and it includes a chronology, further reading and explanatory notes.
LC Classification NumberJK216.T7 2003
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